Everything on at Lincoln Square this weekend and in the weeks ahead — hand-checked, free events first.
5 picks · checked Sep 1
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA semiquincentennial show on how vernacular makers built and complicated American identity, from an Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom to an Uncle Sam whirligig.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanDietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsSixty self-taught artists - Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, Morris Hirshfield, Horace Pippin, Thornton Dial Sr. among them - depict and define themselves on their own terms. Free and down after Sunday.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanJet Lowe · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsThe China Dance Lotus Award-winning dance drama MULAN makes its New York premiere at the David H. Koch Theater for four performances only, staged on a 15-meter revolving stage.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met opens its 2026-27 season with a new production of Verdi's Macbeth: Quinn Kelsey in the title role, Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, Louisa Proske directing in her Met.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe Met opens its 2026-27 season with a new production of Verdi's Macbeth: Quinn Kelsey in the title role, Lise Davidsen as Lady Macbeth, Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducting, Louisa Proske directing in her Met.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFranco Zeffirelli's La Boheme, the most famous production in the Met's repertory, returns for its season premiere and stays in rotation, conducted by Ramon Tebar.
Lincoln Square, ManhattanSee-ming Lee from Hong Kong SAR, China · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFranco Zeffirelli's La Boheme, the most famous production in the Met's repertory, returns for its season premiere and stays in rotation, conducted by Ramon Tebar.
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